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The Z5 Inventory blog is brought to you by the geniuses behind[Z5 Count,Z5 Analytics and Z5 Optimization services](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions), which saves hospitals money at every step of your inventory's lifecycle.

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## [Schrödinger's Catheter: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 1](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/schrödingers-catheter-rebalancing-healthcares-supply-chain-part-1)

 3/29/2022

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You don’t actually know what’s on your shelf until you take a look at it. 

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## [Cases Are Up. Staffing Is Down. Are We Due For More Healthcare Delivery Interruptions? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/cases-are-up.-staffing-is-down.-are-we-due-for-more-healthcare-delivery-interruptions-five-to-save)

 7/20/2021

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Public health issues are always tricky to tackle, because the people who are supposed to be tackling them are just as likely to be affected as they people they're trying to keep healthy.

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